Both of these pieces were painted/drawn at the New York Botanical Garden. Â I just like the way two different mediums, but the same subject, look like side by side. Margaret Hurst IN RESPONSE TO THE RECENT TERRIBLE EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN AND THE TSUNAMIS IN THE PACIFIC, THE ILLUSTRATORS OF STUDIO 1482 HAVE EACH CREATED A […]
View post →I loved Veronica’s “Zen Garden,” and Eddie’s “Bonsai Tree,” Â from their last blog art on onedrawingaday.com. Bonsai’s are generational, so I Â feel that is a great symbol for Japan right now. Â They, the Japanese, Â will go on, there will be more generations to come and more beauty created in the world by the Japanese people. […]
View post →I wanted to put this drawing/illustration of these Japanese ladies on the blog today so that I might continue the thread of the need for aid to Japan and to the Japanese people. Strength to overcome. Margaret Hurst IN RESPONSE TO THE RECENT TERRIBLE EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN AND THE TSUNAMIS IN THE PACIFIC, THE ILLUSTRATORS […]
View post →For this print it is my desire to symbolize the natural forces that have taken over the Japanese people and their land: the earthquakes and the tsunamis. I want to represent the “eye of the storm” that is the darkest part in the center and show the lessening effects of the disaster as you wind […]
View post →So it’s official, the cpdsa will be opening the rink in Central Park on Saturday April 9th. Â I’m so happy they were able to get enough funds together to go yet another season! Go CPDSA! Margaret Hurst
View post →Skater and skater-watcher in Central Park. Â April is coming soon and the roller skaters and dancers and watchers will be out and moving and enjoying the cpdsa ring! Margaret Hurst
View post →So it looks like the cpdsa will be able to open it’s “doors” in Central Park this April, barely. Â So if you feel so inclined, please donate whatever you can to the Central Park Dance Skaters Association. Â They’ll appreciate it! Thanks! Margaret Hurst
View post →These are two people who hang out at the cpdsa skating circle. Â They are not the traditional skaters you see in the circle. Â The lady on the left likes to dance, and from what I have observed she is very professional, and passionate. Â The other, the gentleman on the right, is dancing, but I don’t […]
View post →The CPDSA is a great nonprofit organization that provides a save and organized and fun place for skaters and for those who love to watch them, or join in with the skating. Â They need some financial help to keep the skating ring going in Central Park this coming spring. It costs some money to keep […]
View post →EROS Â LOVE Â Â CUPID Â APHRODITE Â DESIRE Â ANTEROS Â CHAOS Â CUPIDO Â GOLDEN ARROW Â VENUS Â CHAOS Â CHERUB Â PUCK Â DESIRE Â AMOR Â PSYCHE Â ANGEL Â LOVE DART Â BREATH Â SOUL Â BUTTERFLY Â COMMUNICATION Â HEARTS Â DOVES Â FLOWERS It is said that […]
View post →The Liberty Tree grows, the GAP widens, yet again! Freedom of Choice! We the People… Margaret Hurst
View post →Ginkgo leaf drawn on my iPad 2. Â A strange experience in drawing for me. Â I’m used to more immediate control over my lines and color, but an exciting app to play with, Brushes. Â New approaches to think about in the New 2012. Happy New Year to everyone! Margaret Hurst
View post →The GAP widens… This part of the GAP campaign is mostly about the idea of freedom of choice – having one and using it! Margaret Hurst
View post →I thought a good symbol to represent The Individual would be fingerprints, so I dipped my finger tips in red watercolor and pressed them on in the shape of the Liberty Tree’s branches and leaves. Also included a tree trunk of the Declaration of Independence. Â The thumbnail in the lower left corner is the Declaration […]
View post →These drawings are a progression on the GAP Liberty Tree ad campaign. Â Just playing with a purpose with symbols and information. I was thinking about the Declaration of Independence, our fundamental rights, the American flag, etc. Margaret Hurst
View post →On one of my many trips to Disney World to draw/reportage, I was sitting in Liberty Square at The Magic Kingdom. I had previously looked up the Liberty Tree to see what kind of a symbol it was. Â Apparently the idea of a Liberty Tree came about in 1765 with “The Sons of Liberty” patriots […]
View post →As 2011 nears I think of the old year ending and the new year approaching – what will it bring?! Â Janus is the Roman god of gates, doorways, beginnings, endings, and time. Â That’s a lot! Â Janus, of course, January, the first new month of the new year. Â Janus has two heads looking in opposite directions […]
View post →In the spirit of the Holidays I am posting my Holiday card, which is a gold and black silkscreened hibiscus. The hibiscus is a very beautiful flower seen all over St. Thomas, so I thought it would be nice to use it for my card. Â In the spirit of the Holidays this card is also […]
View post →I was in the South Pacific section at The Metropolitan Museum of Art making some drawings of the wooden tree that supports the roof of the house. Â It was a beautiful shape, arched out at the top like open hands with a beautiful patterning of the grain of the tree. Â I went home and drew […]
View post →One day at China in Epcot there were dancers.  They moved in and out of the buildings and columns of the Chinese Pavilion so  gracefully.  They were irresistible. They had to be drawn and painted.  Lucky me, I got to do just that! Margaret Hurst
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